AGENDA

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2009

DAILY SELF-HEALING PRACTICE
Use these special times to nurture yourself and strengthen your energy foundation.

• Each morning enjoy a unique practice with Taiji expert, Josie Zhuo.
• Each afternoon join instructor Irma Jenne for a soothing Wu Ming Qigong session, or participate in Brother Bernard Seif's meditations.

7:15 - 8:15 a.m.
Taoist Stretching
Josie Zhuo, MTCM, LAc

For millennia, Taiji has been refined into beautiful, rhythmic movements for self-healing. Deepen your connection to learning the healing art. Continue training with gifted, award-winning practitioner Josie Zhuo.

7:15 - 8:15 a.m.
LifeForce: Tao of Medical Qigong with Nan Lu, OMD
(Private Session: For healthcare practitioners completing training in Levels 1 and 2.)

9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
QMT (Qigong Meridian Therapy)
Have you QMT'd today? Our trained QMT practitioners are ready to offer you an experience of a lifetime. Try a session just before bedtime. You'll be happy you did!
LifeForce: Tao of Medical Qigong Sessions
Medical Qigong uses energy for medical purposes. Make an appointment with one of our trained LifeForce practitioners.

8:00 a.m. -- Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall

9:00 - 10:30 a.m.
KEYNOTE PANEL
The Energetic Dynamics of Sexual and Emotional Intimacy According to Chinese Medicine
Felice Dunas, PhD; Thea Elijah, MAc; Nan Lu, OMD

Sex, attraction, chemistry, passion, heartbreak, and intimacy! Are there Chinese medicine theories to help us understand the roller coaster of erotic and romantic love? Absolutely! Patients can disperse substantial amounts of Qi through their emotional and behavioral responses to others. Practitioners can heal patients more efficiently by understanding Chinese medicine’s view of love-related behavior and its association to energetic syndromes. From complex cycles between spouses to simple lust at first sight, this ancient theory outlines how patients’ attraction and relationship patterns correlate to bodily health. Dr. Dunas outlines common tendencies resulting from organ pathologies. This clinically practical session guarantees improved results for patients as they move from illness to health and from pathological to joyous relationships. Practitioners can heal patients more efficiently by understanding Chinese medicine’s view of love-related behavior and its association to energetic syndromes. Up for lively discussion: Chinese medicine theories of gender and gender-related behavior, interpersonal chemistry, how intimacy patterns impact health, and how to evaluate the capacities of interpersonal relationships based upon energetic strengths and weaknesses.

Objectives:

• Participants can expect to learn Chinese medicine or Oriental medicine (OM) theories of gender and gender-related behavior, interpersonal chemistry, and intimacy patterns.
• Participants will define interpersonal intimacy based upon OM theory, and gain skills to evaluate patients' interpersonal capacities, based upon energetic strengths and weaknesses.
• Participants will acquire clinically relevant skills to generate immediate results for patients.

10:30 - 11:00 a.m.
Break

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
(PANEL CONTINUES)

Lunch on Your Own

12:30 - 3:00 p.m.
Lunchtime
Explore our exhibit hall, meditate quietly, or slip into a QMT or LifeForce: Tao of Medical Qigong session. (Appointment needed)

1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Dragon's Way® Weight Loss and Stress Management Certification Instruction
(Private Session: Prerequisite, Dragon's Way® Certification Enrollment. This session is for those learning to teach the popular Dragon's Way® Stress and Weight Management Programs in their communities.)

2:00 - 2:30 p.m.
Meditation
Brother/Doctor Bernard Seif, SMC, EdD, DNM

2:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Concurrent Workshops

Changing Beliefs, Aging and the Emergence of Wisdom
Felice Dunas, PhD

As we go through life, energetic pattern changes help us mature as individuals. Our perceptions of life grow in ways we could not have predicted and wisdom, self-realization and acceptance of life become more deeply rooted in us. Energetic patterns, deep in the jing and soul, allow for this gentle movement toward awareness. Our professional ancestors have always had great respect for the elderly. Our culture is not as developed and does not rely as deeply on the gifts brought to us by those whose bodies are older but whose spirits are wiser. In this class we will explore the energetic dynamics of aging as they affect the development of wisdom and self-knowledge. This understanding is imperative as we support our growing geriatric population and chronically ill patients.

Objectives:

• Practitioners will define wisdom from an historical OM perspective.
• Practitioners will acquire skills necessary to cultivate wisdom for themselves and patients, especially the chronically ill and elderly.
• Practitioners will discover how the aging process and wisdom cultivation are correlated through changes in the jing and soul.

The Art of Recovery: The Healing Power of Symbols
Stephen Cowan, MD, FAAP, CAc

What does it mean to recover? What is recovered in the process of healing? What information is transmitted through the language of symbols?

Since the beginnings of humanity, visual forms have been recognized as holding a mysterious healing power. Joseph Campbell called a symbol “a sign that points past itself to a ground of meaning and being that is one with the consciousness of the beholder.” This kind of connection directly relates to the practitioner’s role in healing. Children have an innate connection to symbols before they develop language, but once we have words to describe things, we often risk diluting the power of this connection. The roots of Chinese medicine are built upon a powerful imagery of symbols that were used in ancient time to promote healing. Stephen Cowan explores some of the symbols that allow us to recover our connection to this ‘ground of meaning and being’ and in so doing experience a return to a state of health.

Oh My Aching Back (Neck, Shoulders and Legs!): Qigong for Flexibility
Josie Zhuo, MTCM, LAc

Lower back and neck pain affect up to 90 percent of Americans at some point in their lives. This pain can affect your ability and your patients’ ability to think clearly, stay motivated and concentrate. Discover a unique series of Qigong movements for the prevention and treatment of neck, shoulder, lower back, and leg energy stagnation. With their foundation in Taoist stretching and martial arts, these easy-to-perform forms increase Qi and blood flow, improve flexibility, and prevent problems before they start.

5:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Dinner on Your Own

7:45 – 9:00 p.m.
Planetary Birth Signs and Destiny
Christine Page, MD, Nan Lu, OMD

We are living through amazing times of spiritual expansion. This journey into the unknown can be challenging, yet we are not without guidance. Our ancestors left us signposts in the form of mythology and the ability to decipher planetary signs. Christine Page shares her wisdom concerning 2012, the ending of the Mayan calendar and the global significance of future astrological alignments. From the energetic perspective, Nan Lu describes how our consciousness has chosen to bear witness to these extraordinary happenings and their profound impact on the very nature of our being.

9:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Qidancing

Qidancing uses rhythmic movement to connect to Spirit, and offers one of the most powerful spontaneous moving meditations of Chinese culture. Join us tonight!